actionbar_progress_activity_layout.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<FrameLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="match_parent"
  android:layout_height="match_parent" >

  <FrameLayout
    android:id="@+id/content_frame"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent" />

  <include
    layout="@layout/smooth_progress_bar" />

</FrameLayout>

ActionBarProgressActivity.java

package me.unfollowers.droid.ui;

import me.unfollowers.droid.R;
import android.support.v7.app.ActionBarActivity;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;

/**
 * @author rishabhmhjn
 * 
 */
public abstract class ActionBarProgressActivity extends ActionBarActivity {
  private ProgressBar     mProgressBar;

  public static final int CONTENT_FRAME_ID = R.id.content_frame;

  public static int getContentFrameId() {
    return CONTENT_FRAME_ID;
  }

  @Override
  public void setContentView(View view) {
    progressBarInit().addView(view);
  }

  @Override
  public void setContentView(int layoutResID) {
    getLayoutInflater().inflate(layoutResID, progressBarInit(), true);
  }

  @Override
  public void setContentView(View view, ViewGroup.LayoutParams params) {
    progressBarInit().addView(view, params);
  }

  private ViewGroup progressBarInit() {
    super.setContentView(R.layout.actionbar_progress_activity_layout);
    mProgressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.activity_progress_bar);
    return (ViewGroup) findViewById(CONTENT_FRAME_ID);
  }

  public ProgressBar getProgressBar() {
    return mProgressBar;
  }

  @Override
  public void setSupportProgressBarVisibility(boolean visible) {
    getProgressBar().setVisibility(visible ? View.VISIBLE : View.GONE);
  }
}

smooth_progress_bar.xml

<fr.castorflex.android.smoothprogressbar.SmoothProgressBar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/activity_progress_bar"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:indeterminate="true"
    android:visibility="gone" >

</fr.castorflex.android.smoothprogressbar.SmoothProgressBar>